Synonyms for forest
ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr-for·est

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1. forest, wood, woodsnoun

   the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

   Synonyms:
   woodland, timberland, woods, woodwind instrument, wood, timber, woodwind

2. forest, woodland, timberland, timberverb

   land that is covered with trees and shrubs

   Synonyms:
   woodland, tone, quality, wood, timbre, timberland, woods, lumber, timber

3. afforest, forestverb

   establish a forest on previously unforested land

   "afforest the mountains"

   Synonyms:
   afforest

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1. • Plant

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forestnoun

   Synonyms:
   wood (of large extent), woods, woodland, grove

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. forestnoun

   Synonyms:
   wood, woodland, timber-land, woods, wold, wildwood

   Associated words:
   sylvan, sylviculture, nemophilist, nemophily, nemoral, afforest, afforestation, silenus, hamadryad, glade, reforestize, reforestation, reboise, reafforest, forestry, forester, disboscation, disforest disforestation, hag, assart, camass, cruise, cruiser

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1. List of paraphrases for "forest":

   forestry, forests, forêt, forestière, forestier, woods, bosque, woodland, forestali, forester, foresters, forested, jungle, timber, forestal, forêts, stumpage, wald, logging, wood, rainforest, forest-related, selva, lin, vorst, woodlands, laforest

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. forest

   Synonyms:
   Wood, woods

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1. Sassan Saatchi:

   The trees need to transpire to cool themselves and to add more water vapor into the atmosphere. But the soil doesn't have extra water for the trees to pull in, if this continues, the forest may no longer be able to sustain itself.

2. A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh:

   When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an adventure is going to happen. Always watch where you are going. Otherwise you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake.

3. Mario Baron:

   These same communities ... are denouncing those who are meddling with the forest and building these roads.

4. Dan Fagre:

   They are only reflecting what is happening in the system. We will see an effect in our forest, rivers and streams, but those are harder to measure and see, it is easier to see with glaciers.

5. Michael Ryan:

   We obviously need to ensure that we haven't had another spillover from the forest or from a zoonotic or animal source. That is currently under investigation and there is further testing going on and genetic sequencing.